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In a Sept. 7 statement responding to Bannon's interview, James Rogers, chief communications officer for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said it is "preposterous to claim that justice for immigrants isn't central to Catholic teaching," noting that the mandate comes directly from the words of Jesus, who spoke of feeding the hungry and welcoming the stranger.
More than 100 students, religious and community members gathered at the newly renamed St. John Bosco Center at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg for the start of the annual Eucharistic procession and all-night adoration Sept. 7.
Pope Francis urged Colombians to put aside prejudice and pursue peace through social inclusion, fighting inequality and paying attention to the plight of the country's most marginalized populations, such as campesinos, Afro-Colombians and indigenous peoples.
I wonder: in order to forgive, do we have to forget? In order to respect the dignity of a person who has hurt us, do we have to let him or her back into the space where they harmed us in the first place?
Pope Francis arrived in Colombia Sept. 6 for a five-day visit to promote reconciliation in a deeply Catholic country scarred and reticent to offer forgiveness after decades of war.
The need for Christian community
Today’s sacred Scriptures invite us to ponder the communal nature of our Catholic faith — to recognize how much we need one another as we journey the path of life and faith.